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How to Retain Your Nonprofit’s Major Donors: 4 Expert Tips

2024-11-20T14:28:56-05:00

While your organization should seek to retain donors at all levels, creating a major donor retention plan is essential. Research shows that while these donors typically comprise only around 12% of the average nonprofit’s donor base, they contribute a staggering 88% of funding. According to the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, nonprofits retained 42.1% of major donors ($5K-$50K) between 2023 and Q2 2024 and 46.4% of supersized donors ($50K+). To uphold this trend, your organization must invest in major donor retention and build relationships with your nonprofit’s largest contributors. Use the strategies in this guide to kickstart sustainable major gift fundraising, foster strong [...]

How to Retain Your Nonprofit’s Major Donors: 4 Expert Tips2024-11-20T14:28:56-05:00

Preparing for a Feasibility Study? Do These 6 Steps First

2024-10-01T17:32:35-04:00

Feasibility studies (sometimes referred to as planning studies) empower nonprofits to make the best possible strategic decisions for their major fundraising campaigns. This early part of the campaign planning process sets up organizations to succeed in both the short and long terms, ensuring campaign success and driving future impact and growth. However, you won’t conduct these studies in a vacuum. To maximize their benefits, your organization must prepare and be able to clearly articulate your preliminary campaign plans and the broader context of your operations and needs. If you’ve conducted a capital campaign before, you’re likely familiar with feasibility studies. If [...]

Preparing for a Feasibility Study? Do These 6 Steps First2024-10-01T17:32:35-04:00

How to Handle Moves Management With Nonprofit Cloud

2024-10-01T08:23:59-04:00

Moves management is the process of identifying and qualifying donors, building relationships with them, and attempting to upgrade them to the next level of giving or engagement. This process requires coordination across multiple staff members and teams, and it can be challenging for nonprofits to manage donor life cycles and major giving. With patience and long-term planning, moves management pushes each supporter closer to donating or upgrading. This is why having technology that facilitates meticulous documentation, teamwide collaboration, and centralized data is so important. In this guide, we’ll explore the top ways your nonprofit can use Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud to oversee [...]

How to Handle Moves Management With Nonprofit Cloud2024-10-01T08:23:59-04:00

5 Nonprofit Auction Item Ideas That Appeal to Younger Donors

2024-09-24T16:05:35-04:00

Millennials (born between 1981-1996) and Generation Z (born between 1997-2012) should be at the forefront of your nonprofit’s efforts to find new donors, volunteers, and advocates. These generations tend to be socially conscious, want to create positive change by supporting causes that align with their values, and can support your organization for years to come—if you effectively connect and build relationships with them. To make a strong impression on these supporter segments, consider how you can appeal specifically to younger generations through your nonprofit’s events. For example, if you’re planning a live or silent auction, engage these supporters by strategically procuring prizes that they’d be interested in bidding on. If you aren’t sure how to go about this, you’ve come to the right [...]

5 Nonprofit Auction Item Ideas That Appeal to Younger Donors2024-09-24T16:05:35-04:00

4 Quick Tips to Remember When Planning an Advocacy Campaign

2024-10-10T11:32:48-04:00

If your nonprofit is planning an advocacy campaign, congratulations. You’re on the right track to engaging donors, supporters, and other community members in new, inspiring ways as you work to make meaningful change. Now more than ever, audiences want the organizations they support to take a stand on relevant issues and take clear steps to address them. By planning your advocacy campaign thoroughly and strategically, you’ll be better prepared to enact change at a local level and engage these audiences in the process. In this article, we’ll explore a few tips to help you get started. 1. Identify the advocacy [...]

4 Quick Tips to Remember When Planning an Advocacy Campaign2024-10-10T11:32:48-04:00

4 Items to Sell Through Your Nonprofit’s Online Store

2024-09-10T12:56:58-04:00

In the nonprofit world, it’s common to have a fundraising strategy fueled by monetary donations. However, between product fundraisers, in-person or virtual auctions, clothing drives, and other initiatives, tangible items play a large role in raising support for your nonprofit. Online stores in particular offer an additional stream of revenue for your nonprofit to raise much-needed funds. Every purchase boosts not only revenue but also awareness of your cause, which is why it’s so important to offer the right items. After all, your supporters are more likely to purchase items that appeal to their interests. In this guide, we’ll explore the [...]

4 Items to Sell Through Your Nonprofit’s Online Store2024-09-10T12:56:58-04:00

3 Tools to Help Your Organization Make Data-Driven Decisions

2024-09-04T14:51:52-04:00

When a nonprofit organization reaches a high level of data maturity and uses data to drive its decision making, it opens the door for all kinds of improvements. From boosting efficiency to increasing positive client outcomes to finding the best corporate giving opportunities, your nonprofit’s data can guide your organization to new heights. But before you can become data mature and make these informed decisions, you need software that allows you to securely collect, analyze, and report on large amounts of sensitive data. We’ll explore three tools that can help you do just that. 1. Case management software For nonprofits and [...]

3 Tools to Help Your Organization Make Data-Driven Decisions2024-09-04T14:51:52-04:00

5 Tips for Recruiting Volunteers for Product Fundraisers

2024-07-25T13:18:56-04:00

Whether you’re selling flower bulbs, popcorn, cookie dough, candles, or something else entirely, a product fundraiser is a great way to engage your supporters and earn money for your cause. Since donors receive something in exchange for their donations, they’ll be more inclined to contribute—creating a win-win situation for all. To plan and run these campaigns, you need a strong team of volunteers. In this guide, we’ll provide tips for how you can create a comprehensive volunteer recruitment strategy to make your product fundraiser a success. 1. Clearly define volunteer roles. Like any job or volunteer position you’re recruiting for, it’s [...]

5 Tips for Recruiting Volunteers for Product Fundraisers2024-07-25T13:18:56-04:00

How to Recruit and Retain Volunteers in Children’s Ministry

2024-07-15T15:22:40-04:00

In any of your church’s programs, volunteers are essential to fulfilling the roles that make your ministry possible. Securing this support involves more than just attracting volunteers, though. As a children’s ministry leader, you must cultivate relationships with volunteers, offer a positive experience, and ultimately retain their support for the long haul. Before you choose a children’s Bible curriculum or plan your program’s themes, building a strong team of loyal volunteers is one of the first steps you should take toward all your ministry’s goals. Let’s look at the four R’s of recruiting and retaining volunteers for your children’s ministry. 1. [...]

How to Recruit and Retain Volunteers in Children’s Ministry2024-07-15T15:22:40-04:00

Why Clothing In-Kind Donations Are Valuable to Nonprofits

2024-07-15T11:12:36-04:00

Nonprofit fundraising professionals spend much time brainstorming ways to secure financial support from various sources, from soliciting major donors to establishing legacy donor programs to creating a recurring giving system. However, it’s well known that in-kind donations, defined as any non-monetary gift to nonprofits or other causes, can also be extremely helpful. While various useful goods and services can be given to nonprofits as in-kind gifts, this guide will discuss an often-overlooked donation: clothing! On the surface, these items may not seem helpful for your mission, but in actuality, they can make a huge impact on your programs and fundraising. Let’s look at why clothing [...]

Why Clothing In-Kind Donations Are Valuable to Nonprofits2024-07-15T11:12:36-04:00

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